The George Hotel in Ashford

I would give The George five stars all round if it had not been for the chaotic service at breakfast! Staff looked miserable and manager rushed around shouting orders and achieved very little! Shame as it is a great place to stay in centre of Rye

Had a really enjoyable dinner here with exemplary service from Layla. The food was really tasty - chorizo starter and moules starter followed by seabass and the George cheeseburger. We really enjoyed our meal, Layla served us with smiles and professionalism, the ambience was good and we would definitely return. Thank you.

If you're in Rye you have to go there! Service was above and beyond and I had one of my best fish and chips in my life

What a lovely meal we we had. The service was excellent. Charming Spanish waiter 🇪🇸 Excellent cheeseburgers and fish and chips. Not your standard though - fresh, tasty, succulent. Everything was perfect. Thank you. Next time we are in Rye, this will be the first place we eat in! Bravo 👍

Lovely experience,server we had young blond man was great, lovely food we have no complaints

My friends and I had a wonderful time at the George. Certainly be back soon

We were staying the night at The George and so booked a table for dinner and are glad we did. The level of attention and service from the bar to table was first class and delivered with politeness and a smile. Our food was all cooked and presented very well. We both had mussels to start (good size portion of plump, succulent mussels) with one lamb rump (large portion, cooked to perfection and pink) and one sea bass (very generous fillet, again cooked to perfection). For desert we had a dark chocolate mousse and a sticky toffee pudding which, as with the above, were first class. There are many places to eat in Rye but I am sure none will offer much better than The George.

Had the steak which was cooked well and tender. However, the chips were covered in salt, which took the flavour of the steak away and the salad had too strong a dressing poured over it. A very poor selection of three deserts.

We mentioned that it was our wedding anniversary on the reservation but sadly no acknowledgment. The waitress to be fair to her was only on her second day.. and she was very sweet and polite but lacked knowledge on many questions we had. Unfortunately our prawns were very over cooked as was our steak. It was a pleasant meal but not a ‘I can’t wait to return’ or something I’d recommend given the price tag.

We were treated very well by the staff and we were able to have pre-dinner cocktails on the beautiful outdoor patio. The food was well prepared and delicious! I particularly enjoyed the Rye Sunset drink.

Excellent food, great service, modern and tasty food

This was a fabulous lunch, great food and a wonderful waiter called Ruyman - definitely recommend!

Lovely food, atmosphere and service. A small menu but with interesting starters and good gluten free options

Very nice menu with lots of choice for meat eaters but a little limited for veggie and vegan but some choices available. 2 of us dined 3 courses with a bottle of wine just under £150 so felt good value. Quality of food was top notch my Kent cheese with honey starter was gorgeous, hubby had generous started portion of mussels. Mains me the lamb cooked to perfection not a bit of fat with big cous cous and zingy sauce , gambas husband’s choice with chips (fat and tasty) cheese board and chocolate mousse to finish all excellent

A lovely meal, attentive waiter and wonderful ambience.

We enjoyed a wonderful dinner on the first evening of our stay at The George in Rye. My husband had chorizo with pesto to start and he said the pesto was a fantastic cooling accompaniment to the heat of the chorizo. I had a caesar salad with generous crispy pancetta and light-as-air croutons. For main course I ordered ribeye steak which came with excellent chips and he had lamb rump with couscous. It said lot that we both wished we ordered each other's mains - his couscous looked like risotto rather than a heap of grains and my ribeye had the tiniest marbling of fat. We shared a delicious side of hispi cabbage. To accompany my steak I'd asked for a glass of malbec but their running out turned out to be a blessing in disguise as our lovely waiter suggested a glass of primovito instead, which was as full of flavour as malbec but had less body and when I looked it up, turned out to be a zinfandel grape variety and I would definitely have it again. We were too full for a big pudding but he had a very good vanilla ice cream and I had a scoop each of raspberry and mango sorbet. For the standard of cooking, 3 courses, a drink and service came in at just over £50 each, and was excellent value.

Everything we ordered was delicious! Lovely ambience, and the staff were very friendly. And the cherry on the cake was that everything was fairly priced. If you want a restaurant for a special occasion, this is the one.

We stumbled across this place after a long day on the beach and were conscious that we weren’t dressed exactly as we could have been but nether the less we were greeted and welcomed into the restaurant and bar. Food was sublime. We fancied fish dishes and there were a few to choose from. I can recommend the scallops. And then the sea bass. A lovely end to our break at Rye. Thank you.

Great food and very efficient staff. Will def return.

Food is great and they do amazing sea food. Staff really friendly and service was very quick. Food came out really quickly throughout.

Lovely place. Waitress was very friendly polite and helpful. Food overall was very good. Although my belly pork was 2 thirds fat, if I were the chef I wouldn’t have served that piece. Despite that the actual meat and the rest of the plate wears delicious. Nobody asked us if we wanted pudding, which didn’t matter because we didn’t but overall a lovely meal and a nice setting. Would return but if the pork was the same again I would send it back.

Everything was incredible- the food was superb with our main a huge tomahawk steak cooked to perfection recommended by our waiter, we just love the deco, the ambience and service- all fantastic. Our waiter (who I’ve forgotten his name but was Spanish), was attentive, knowledgeable and was great interacting with our children. A firm fav place to celebrate my birthday! Thank you for making it a special evening. Chloe & Ronnie plus 3 little legs!

Excellent food, limited vegetarian options, service could be more personal and friendly. We were in a table in the middle and my chair was nudged by waitress rushing past 4 times in the hour that we were there.

Really lovely place, and staff so friendly despite being super understaffed. Beautiful building but we walked in bar was full of empty glasses and empty tables still had mess over them. Not the staffs fault just looks like not enough of them. Toilets shame, tissues everywhere overflowing bins. Sat at our table for dinner all peas and chips underage and seats. Waitress seemed a little embarrassed and was lovely. Sorry not worth the money. Food was ok at best.

It was ok for a town establishment no parking good vibes when first walk in smart waiters no waitresses English speaking BUT as a vegetarian not a lot of choose no main courses were veggie I had to have two starters and the cale salad was so undercooked was enable we sent it bk I wouldn’t return

Lovely service and great food really enjoyed our meal

Great food and Sunday lunch (roast beef), lovely friendly atmosphere in the restaurant and great service!

The service was great and the food was all delicious

I have been to the George a few times before and it's been great, however this time it was disappointing . Mediocre food, poor service, very noisy. Very uncomfortable table, one of the waiters kept knocking me with his tablet and kicked the chair as he passed - very annoying. I mentioned this to a waitress who inferred that was the way it was and could do nothing about. It was up my guests to squeeze up to allow the waiter to pass. The vegetarian option had three small bits of Butternut squash and the Irish coffee was poor quality. The men's toilet was filthy - I will think very carefully before I book again after all there are many places in Rye.

Best Sunday roast, service was so wonderful, our waiter was so funny and jolly. Food delicious

Fantastic food and service! We loved our dinner, everything was delicious

Somewhat noisier and more crowded than I might have hoped, but it was a Saturday on a bank holiday weekend, so I suppose it was to be expected. The food was excellent and the service very professional although there was a bit of a mix up over one of the sauces. It was very pricey, but no more so than other very good restaurants and because it was a special occasion, that was okay. The menu was not extensive but had sufficient choice to keep anyone happy. Steaks were cooked as requested. I would recommend, but more suitable for 'lively' than 'quiet' dining.

We received a warm welcome and our waiter was really excellent The restaurant has a nice ambiance even though it wasn’t very busy The food was nice and the ribeye steak was excellent Would definitely go back

Excellent experience, food was lovely and service was attentive but good fun

Food exceptional and could not fault. No welcome upon arriving at restaurant with no clear signage as to where to book in for our table. Felt service didn't match the food. Would have expected to feel more welcome rather than just another customer and our main server never checked with us during our meal that everything was ok. No real effort was made to engage with us. Had friendlier welcome in less expensive restaurants. Nothing specific, just personal preference and it wouldn't stop us going back as the food was excellent.

Too busy especially on Friday, so thank God for the back...

We had dinner at the George in Rye on 23rd April. The service was very good, we were quite late for our table, had let them know and it wasn’t a problem at all. I had onion soup with crostini and salt and pepper squid, both were ok but not outstanding. The sourdough bread with seaweed butter was delicious. My friend had fish and chips and pronounced the fish absolutely first class. Really fresh, local, in deliciously light batter. Ambience is a bit too bistroesque to be romantic, some darker corners with candles would really add to the feel. The restaurant was empty that evening, but it can be very loud when full, between say Thursdays and Mondays.

A great improvement on my last visit. The food was good and plenty of options on the menu including Maldon Oysters. Service definitely better and Ruyman knew his stuff. I will return to George on my next visit.

A bit noisy with everyone talking over each others tables. But a good evening with good service.

Always a great experience eating at The George. Lovely food and wine and the excellent staff make it friendly, fun and fab. A favourite place to eat as both a couple and with a group of friends.

Very nice lunch . Food was good although there was differences in meme description to what we got? Service was excellent and overall it was good

Had the Scallops & my partner had the oysters, we both had the sea bass for mains. Food absolutely gorgeous, service great. Would definitely go back

Lovely place with kind, and friendly staff. A very sophisticated dining experience, with delicious food. The fish menu, is particularly nice, and extra care is taken by the George restraunt to present an interesting mix of ingredients. Overall, we thoroughly enjoyed our lunch at the George, and would recommend this place.

Quite a little wait for someone to take our order particularly as a drinks order was not offered first however it was busy - once the waiter came he was very good - the wine we chose was nice but not sufficiently chilled which was disappointing The food was good although the pork belly could have been rendered more and the jus had very little flavour

The food was lovely and as usual the staff so welcoming, friendly and efficient.

Average food, service and ambience. Nothing wrong but nothing special

Great service and lovely food! We went with our three children who also thoroughly enjoyed it. Great if you're looking for a little something special.

Great experience visiting from London had a Sunday roast which was fantastic, great friendly staff and efficient service.

Great! Fabulous venue in the heart of Rye village… Delicious food & ambience. Sunday roast beef is highly recommended

This was the most disappointing afternoon tea. Nothing like the pictures on the website. 3 tiny rectangular sandwiches (we had asked for no salmon, bud did expect it to be replaced) and certainly no wraps as shown in the on-line picture. Scones were fine, but NO CAKE (again as shown on the website photo)! Just 4 very tiny petit fours. It was misleading and extremely poor value at £25 a head. Disgraceful

Overall a good meal. Sea food stew was amazing, as were the Gambas. Sticky toffee pudding arrive and was rock hard. We’re not the type to kick up a stink but did highlight this to the waiter. They excluded the top from the bill (which is optional) to account for the sub par desert however we did ask the desert was excluded from the bill given it was inedible but they would not remove it. Disappointing end to a nice meal.

We had a great Mother’s Day lunch at The George. All the family were well catered for and enjoyed it. We were made to feel very welcome.

Lovely meal in an enjoyable atmosphere. We enjoyed our meal and the food was very tasty.

Poor experience all round. Booked for 3pm last sitting but should be 2.30 as we were rushed. No roast available on a Sunday. Food like warm. Wine not cold and no wine cooker. Children’s mac n cheese served in a red hot skillet.. we asked for a bowl and moved it away. Very quickly. Would not recommend at all.

Great friendly young staff, excellent food & lovely atmosphere

Wry pleasant lunch. Friendly service. Beautiful hotel

Lovely meal. Great food and beautiful space made for a wonderful evening. But the thing that made it a cut above was the incredibly friendly and attentive service.

The atmosphere is really warm and luxurious, the food was all delicious - I had steak which was the best I’ve had for a long time!

Meal was good but not spectacular. Service and ambience was excellent. Wine very pricey for the quality. £38 for a “standard” bottle of Pinot Grigio and £41 for a “standard” Rioja.

An outstanding experience. The ambiance was welcoming, the food exceptional with very good portion sizes, and the service impeccable and very friendly. From start to finish, every aspect of the experience exceeded my expectations. I highly recommend The George.

We really enjoyed our meal, service was spot on staff very friendly, all in all very enjoyable

Prompt and friendly service, very good lunch at a reasonable price.

We visited rye for scallop week and was very nice. Went on Saturday for a drink and a meal and Sunday for a drink and snack. Very nice staff, very good food, a bit hectic within the bar!

Delicious scallops cooked in a wood-fired oven. Service was good aand it was a very busy evening for the staff. Overall a goo evening out and quite good value for money.

Scallop season has begun and the lunch menu at The George was really great - enough variety and beautifully cooked dishes where the scallops were the Queens of the dishes we ordered. A very nice atmosphere - not too quiet and lovely to be among plenty of people enjoying their food and the company they were in. The bar was very busy with cocktail drinkers so rather than wait for the classics we love we opted for another crispy, light bottle of wine. Great fun all round.

Food and service very good, but tables for 2 are too close together on lower level.

We’ve been wanting to visit for years, and it didn’t disappoint. Friendly staff, great interior and amazing food. Thanks for a lovely evening.

Fabulous friendly staff and the food was really great.

First time at The George, but it won’t be our last, excellent service from greeting at the entrance, to leaving the restaurant, very friendly, helpful staff, excellent food, worth every penny

Another superb evening at the George . Superb service, and very knowledgable and efficient staff. Again i always enjoy the Oysters, nice and fresh and well prepaired. The menu is nice and tailored, and is not tempted to exibit more than the kitchen can produce quickly, as the George is always very busy,,, and for good reason. Thanks for another of my many nice evenings with you. cheers Chris gomez

Lovely experience. Had a drink at the bar first - lovely and happy team behind the bar. Service in the restaurant was very attentive and food was lovely. Thank you The George!

It was ok I wouldn’t say it’s the best experience of my life , all the staff were stressed and over worked . More about in and out than a nice experience first and last time for me

Food lovely but dreadfully long wait for food and a passive aggressive waitress. We asked for some bread to tide us over and was told the chef couldn’t veer from the menu to slice some bread. Eventually we got one tiny slice of sourdough that we were charged £4 for- along with much fanfare from our waiter about how kind it was of the chef to cut us a slice of bread. Would not return.

Disappointing lunchtime menu for a hotel. We felt there was limited choice. A special’s board with meat or fish would have been nice.

Some of the dishes were okay but the salad as a main was a great disappointment as there was virtually nothing of it! They were unwilling to change it or add to it but in the end took the dish off the bill.

Either the bar or the restaurant; both had a lovely atmosphere

Wonderful lunch - We felt special from the minute we arrived to the time we left. Service great, staff welcoming and friendly. Food good. Would go back. Thank you

Excellent food and particularly top class service from the waiter called Fin. He was alert, attentive and amiable. Great service!

Limited menu but what we had was very good. I had haddock and chips but the plate was too small and some chips and some of the batter slipped on to the table. My guest said she would like to come again.

Poor choice of food on the menu - but great place to eat and friendly staff

Good food but service could be better. Slightly pricey for what it is (the ribeye in particular).

Delightful in every way, will be returning very soon!

Lovely! Amazing food, great atmosphere, nice wine. Lovely decor. Evening was just perfect.

Lovely meal and service, would highly recommend it. My steak was perfect and my wife’s bream superb

Absolutely devine food and fantastic service, surrounded by beautiful decor!

Had arranged a meal out with friends as a special occasion. We booked some time ago and it was worth every minute of the wait. Had a lovely, unrushed time. The restaurant was busy (Saturday evening) but you wouldn't think so with the time and attention staff were able to give. Can't wait to return.v

Food was excellent the service was excellent I will recommend this restaurant to all my friends and family

Food was lovely, service a little slow. Staff were lovely though. Also has a lovely table by the window

Rooms v hot . Disappointed you need to order afternoon tea 24 hours before required . Lovely decor .

Overall a pleasant experience. Gorgeous setting and staff were attentive. The team allowed us to bring our dog into the bar area as a last minute change. However everything felt very new with teething problems. Food was great but the menu itself was lacking options. 4 bread options for main might be overkill. All veggie options had cheese which didn’t suit our group. What we ordered was good. Nice place though!

Excellent service and fantastic food and wine. Also very good bar in the hotel with a good selection of beers so worth arriving before your booking time.

We were very late for our booking but they were gracious and friendly. The food, and service, was excellent and very good value. Will certainly go again.

loved the place, good food, will be back again. If they let small dogs in - that would be even better!

Lovely surroundings with a warm and welcoming feel. We had Sunday roast dinner and was more than happy with the quality and quantity of food presented to us. Its a little more pricey than we are used to but would definitely recommend and will be coming back soon.

Tasty food with great service in a lovely environment!

Delicious food but had to send broccoli back as too al dente to get a fork in. But overall a delicious meal. Recommend the 500ml of Primotivo as delicious red wine.

Limited lunch menu mostly featuring things fried with chips. Took a while to be seated even though we had a reservation and the table was free - front of house was nowhere to be seen. Table service was similar - mains were cleared and we were left - had to ask for the dessert menu. Dining room was however spacious and nice ambience. With service included as a matter of course would not return as there are better places in Rye.

Had to wait forty five minutes to be seated. Told to go to the bar to get a drink. Starter arrived fairly promptly. Had to wait an hour for main course. Was provided with a complimentary drink and pudding to compensate.

Lovely lunch for 3 adults and 18 month old child. Food was great and staff very attentive. Also very accommodating with regards to our grandson. Can't fault it really and will definitely re-visit.

One meal was lovely and hot, one luke warm, lovely tasting food but shame they weren’t both hot. Asked the waitress if the main meals came with vegetables and potatoes and she said yes but steak only came with a vine of tomatoes, lamb’s lettuce and a shallot no potatoes. Nice clean place would probably give them another go when in the area.